Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by mattnewton on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @07:05PM
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Visiting here is a proxy for overall campaign message initiatives, which includes physical visits, but also ad buy and even shaping the candidates message and platform to better appeal to the swing stage demographic. Arguably the last one is the biggest potential problem since it means some minority has an outside influence on candidates.
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Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by Taniwha on Thursday August 22, 2019 @02:12AM
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It's not just visiting, it's pork too, there's a reason why there's a net wealth transfer through taxes from those states that are not in play to those that are.
A NPV would go some way to spread the federal spending around a little more fairly
Re:15 states are trying to make the electoral college obselete
by freewilly1040 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @10:51PM
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As an example of this imbalance shaping platforms see American policy on Cuba, where conservative policy is enduringly punitive appeal to Florida voters